What color is #414549?

#414549 is a dark gray known as Stargazing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Stargazing?

The RGB value is 65, 69, 73: 65 red, 69 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Stargazing?

The complementary color is #494541, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #414549?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Stargazing color: hex code #414549

#414549 rgb(65, 69, 73)

Shades of gray

Stargazing has the hex code #414549. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.5% red, 27.1% green and 28.6% blue (65, 69, 73).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 6% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

Stargazing (#414549) color codes

HEX	`#414549`
RGB	`rgb(65, 69, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.5%, 27.1%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 6%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 11%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 5%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.06, -0.7, -2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.06, 3.06, 256.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.51, 5.861, 7.143)`
Decimal	`4277577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Stargazing, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #414549	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#414549 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #414549 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #414549; }
.text { color: #414549; }
.border { border: 2px solid #414549; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(65 69 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #414549, #414149); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

See #414549 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #414549?: #414549 is a dark gray known as Stargazing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Stargazing?: The RGB value is 65, 69, 73: 65 red, 69 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Stargazing?: The complementary color is #494541, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #414549?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.